Aurora Sessions 2.0
Listen to Your Soul.
Escucha Tu Alma.
A day of live music, wellness and visual arts in Austin, Texas.
Two languages, one soul.
So many of us are holding it all together. Aurora is a place where it can finally be set down.
Strangers breathe side by side and slowly become friends. Some stretch, some paint, some cry. Then the music begins, and the body remembers what it has always known.
No dogma. No experience needed. Just you, listening to your soul.
What we offer
Three pillars. One day.
Live music
Soulful and live. Artists who sing from the heart, in whatever language it speaks.
Wellness classes
Yoga, breathwork, meditation and movement, led by Austin teachers. No experience needed.
Visual arts
Live painting, local artists and a space to make something with your own hands.
The 2.0 theme
The heart already
knows the way.
Aurora Sessions 2.0 is woven around one quiet idea: beneath the noise of every day, each of us carries a voice that knows the way home. The songs, the classes and the art are simply there to make room for it.
Un día a la vez. Solo por hoy.
The day, start to finish
Six movements. One day.
Every Aurora Session follows the same arc, so you always know you're held.
- 01
Breath
We arrive, and the body slowly lands, one breath at a time.
- 02
Fire
A small flame is lit, and with it, a single intention for the day.
- 03
Silence
A few quiet minutes together. Nothing to fix, nothing to perform.
- 04
Water
Sound, stillness and rest, moving through us like a river.
- 05
Voice
Voices rise together, carried by live music from Austin's most soulful artists.
- 06
Dance
Feet on the earth, hands to the sky. The body is free to move, or simply to be.
What you'll find
Music, wellness and art in one place
- Live music from Austin artists
- Yoga, breathwork, meditation and somatic dance classes
- Live painting and hands-on art for every age
- Nourishing food and conscious local vendors
- A community that actually feels like one
Session #1 · September 19, 2026 · AWKN Ranch, Austin
Where it all began.
Our promise
What you can count on
You are safe here
In body and in heart. Every session is consent-based and trauma-informed.
Every path is honored
All traditions and beliefs are welcome. We never speak ill of anyone's faith.
We practice what we share
Our guides go first. Nothing is asked of you that we don't do ourselves.
Meet the founder
Shanik Hughes
Founder and creative director
Shanik Hughes is a bilingual singer-songwriter, music teacher and event producer based in Austin, Texas. Through her music in English and Spanish, she has built a community of more than 50,000 people online.
She started Aurora Sessions with a simple question: why should a concert, a yoga class and an art show be three separate nights out? In September 2026 she brought them together for the first time at AWKN Ranch, with 13 artists and acts, two stages, and a full day that ended around a fire.
Now she is growing Aurora into a home for Austin's bilingual community, built on a written standard for how every artist is cared for and paid, and on partnerships with local, values-aligned businesses. Aurora Sessions 2.0 arrives in 2027.
Un día a la vez. Solo por hoy.
Aurora Sessions 2.0 · Listen to Your Soul · 2027
The next chapter is being written
Aurora Sessions 2.0 arrives in 2027. Those on the waitlist hear first, with early access to tickets, early pricing and community spots.
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Growing together
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